Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 2a. U.S. Imports For Consumption of Alloy Steel Products From Selected Countries and Areas: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/value In thousands of dollars. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. 2002 Data April March Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 263,156 165,347 285,643 164,120 North America 112,076 59,279 111,385 55,590 Canada 102,866 55,168 97,499 51,017 Mexico 9,211 4,110 13,886 4,573 Western Europe 66,694 58,879 65,896 59,309 Euro Area 57,224 48,366 53,494 45,755 European Union 65,466 57,143 64,991 58,080 Austria 5,643 4,781 2,430 3,633 Belgium 783 615 1,451 1,065 Finland 1,547 483 172 226 France 8,174 8,725 8,129 7,989 Germany 24,740 23,831 33,683 26,400 Italy 6,611 5,542 2,982 3,142 Netherlands 2,087 835 3,005 1,536 Spain 7,085 3,346 1,642 1,764 Sweden 4,297 4,918 7,759 8,067 United Kingdom 3,944 3,860 3,737 4,258 Other EU 555 208 (-) (-) European Free Trade Association 315 581 300 482 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 315 581 300 482 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 9 9 16 10 Other Western Europe 904 1,145 590 736 Eastern Europe/FSR 5,894 2,921 8,584 5,215 Poland 70 36 284 181 Former Soviet Republics 3,847 1,905 4,430 2,855 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 2,922 1,181 1,058 1,675 Russia 417 560 3,368 1,178 Other FSR 509 164 4 2 Other EE 1,977 980 3,869 2,179 Pacific Rim Countries 34,400 33,991 19,594 25,981 Australia 44 230 (-) (-) China 5,754 3,557 169 383 Indonesia 1,212 860 (-) (-) Japan 23,004 25,936 17,260 22,927 Korea 3,358 1,980 1,153 1,399 Taiwan 1,027 1,425 525 911 Other Pacific Rim 1 2 487 359 South/Central America 43,955 10,133 79,818 17,603 Argentina 990 1,367 1,152 1,063 Brazil 42,140 8,507 76,117 15,844 Colombia 20 15 (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A 805 243 2,549 696 Other Countries 136 144 366 423 India 136 144 284 352 South Africa (-) (-) (-) (-) Other (-) (-) 82 70 ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Data April March Final Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 288,688 199,526 282,861 186,256 North America 84,966 40,830 83,176 42,204 Canada 76,142 37,096 74,997 38,421 Mexico 8,824 3,734 8,179 3,783 Western Europe 109,283 84,138 101,750 80,956 Euro Area 94,910 67,921 76,925 61,469 European Union 108,287 82,839 100,410 79,504 Austria 8,055 6,204 6,663 6,259 Belgium 2,703 1,725 1,667 1,756 Finland 1,944 829 269 408 France 12,753 13,342 12,374 14,027 Germany 45,353 32,894 33,146 29,479 Italy 2,235 2,215 6,852 3,885 Netherlands 11,016 3,925 7,951 3,169 Spain 9,623 6,282 2,733 1,283 Sweden 7,760 8,309 16,664 10,549 United Kingdom 5,618 6,600 6,821 7,487 Other EU 1,227 514 5,270 1,201 European Free Trade Association 338 487 295 433 Norway (-) (-) (-) (-) Switzerland 338 487 295 433 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 249 186 483 240 Other Western Europe 409 626 563 780 Eastern Europe/FSR 7,099 5,307 7,859 5,988 Poland 189 241 111 143 Former Soviet Republics 6,563 4,732 7,484 5,311 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 4,378 2,800 1,572 1,913 Russia 2,185 1,932 5,911 3,398 Other FSR (-) (-) (-) (-) Other EE 347 333 264 535 Pacific Rim Countries 67,700 59,702 49,348 43,908 Australia 243 286 92 173 China 3,912 3,044 764 704 Indonesia 3,100 1,204 1,057 543 Japan 49,804 48,669 37,742 36,289 Korea 9,868 5,297 8,322 4,510 Taiwan 757 1,179 1,371 1,689 Other Pacific Rim 17 22 (-) (-) South/Central America 19,476 9,401 40,372 12,889 Argentina 1,432 1,599 130 215 Brazil 18,044 7,802 40,242 12,674 Colombia (-) (-) (-) (-) Venezuela (-) (-) (-) (-) Other S/C A (-) (-) (-) (-) Other Countries 164 149 357 310 India 164 149 333 296 South Africa (-) (-) 23 9 Other (-) (-) 1 4 ____________________________________________________________________________________ April Cumulative To Date 2002 Final 2001 Final Countries and Areas Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Census Basis 1,256,563 725,112 1,046,891 726,831 North America 423,027 216,308 307,877 156,317 Canada 389,014 202,388 283,788 144,102 Mexico 34,014 13,919 24,089 12,215 Western Europe 329,290 262,994 367,987 305,428 Euro Area 278,152 211,110 302,161 238,292 European Union 324,239 257,625 363,495 299,591 Austria 15,844 17,624 28,483 24,991 Belgium 5,085 3,960 8,517 6,468 Finland 12,021 3,750 5,602 2,429 France 40,029 37,527 54,188 58,380 Germany 157,892 114,589 124,188 105,407 Italy 15,788 14,580 18,997 12,741 Netherlands 8,923 4,226 30,935 11,821 Spain 21,987 14,567 24,033 14,042 Sweden 26,653 27,941 38,269 35,576 United Kingdom 19,392 18,556 23,065 25,714 Other EU 626 306 7,218 2,022 European Free Trade Association 1,351 2,170 1,131 1,669 Norway 5 5 (-) (-) Switzerland 1,345 2,165 1,131 1,669 Other EFTA (-) (-) (-) (-) Turkey 1,575 500 875 549 Other Western Europe 2,125 2,698 2,486 3,618 Eastern Europe/FSR 28,652 16,611 31,571 25,707 Poland 558 395 2,774 1,866 Former Soviet Republics 16,270 9,808 20,509 16,295 Moldova (-) (-) (-) (-) Ukraine 4,878 3,545 7,298 6,402 Russia 10,871 6,086 13,211 9,893 Other FSR 522 177 (-) (-) Other EE 11,824 6,409 8,288 7,546 Pacific Rim Countries 192,227 165,289 213,609 196,246 Australia 230 331 1,054 1,006 China 7,442 5,806 5,692 5,550 Indonesia 4,206 2,600 4,779 2,045 Japan 152,681 138,889 167,266 165,352 Korea 19,708 12,293 26,552 15,042 Taiwan 7,433 4,983 8,247 7,222 Other Pacific Rim 527 385 18 28 South/Central America 281,871 62,266 123,570 41,754 Argentina 3,328 4,056 3,311 3,721 Brazil 272,855 56,642 119,980 37,678 Colombia 203 89 155 108 Venezuela (-) (-) 124 248 Other S/C A 5,485 1,480 (-) (-) Other Countries 1,495 1,645 2,278 1,379 India 1,328 1,494 942 880 South Africa (-) (-) 91 38 Other 168 151 1,246 461 CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. NOTE: For information on more detailed data available, please see record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE."